Archive for: July 2017

Our summer events programme is fully underway as we head into August. If you’ve never witnessed a joust or medieval tournament before, now is your chance. Our Knights Season is crammed full of unscripted medieval games, so you and your family can get into the sporting mood and cheer your champion...

Every photo tells a story, and you've been sharing some of your best snaps from our historic sites on Instagram this month using the #englishheritage hashtag. We've picked out a few of our favourites from all across the country to share in this monthly round-up.
Stacey's window view at Scarborou...

Did you know that the Roman army had cavalry? And that mounted units were stationed along Hadrian’s Wall, the 73 mile-long north-west frontier of their empire? It’s not often that we get a chance to explore this neglected aspect of Roman military history. But it’s a story that we’re helping ...

New interpretation now open at Portchester Castle tells the story of a little-known aspect of the castle’s history – its role as a prison for prisoners of war. During the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars with France of 1793–1815 the number of prisoners of war held at the castle reached its h...

Victoria Pendleton is a double Olympic gold medal-winning cyclist, amateur jockey and has been a contestant on Britain's Strictly Come Dancing. But how will she take to England's oldest national sport of jousting? We challenged Pendleton to a jousting bootcamp at Kenilworth Castle to see how the str...